Scholarships

A kid getting a full scholarship to play basketball at a small college normally wouldn't cause much of a ripple effect in the world of sports. It won't merit a word on the ESPN SportsCenter ticker or engage the usual suspects in a shouting match on talk radio. But there is nothing ordinary about Joseph Davila's journey. It is a seismic accomplishment. It is the essence of resilience. He could have quit after his biological dad gave him life — and nothing else. He could have quit after his biological mom threatened to kill him and his three siblings. Or the fact that there wasn't enough food in the house to adequately feed everyone. The end could have come at...

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Members of the Gamber and Community Fire Company announced that Anna N. Teitt, of Finksburg, was named the 2015 Oscar Brothers Memorial Scholarship Fund Award winner. Sponsored jointly by the Brothers family and the Gamber and Community Fire Company,...

The Carroll Hospital Foundation awarded scholarships totaling $11,500 to seven students to help them advance their education.
The Libamn Nursing Scholarship was awarded to Laura Colvin, of Hampstead, Marta Cruz-Alicea, of Westminster, and Brittany...

Olivia Mihulka, the Westminster candidate for the Distinguished Young Women competition, helped children at the Boys & Girls Club in Westminster on Friday with their exercise and healthy eating habits as part of the organization's commitment to...

Anna N. Teitt, of Finksburg, was recently awarded the 2015 Oscar Brothers Memorial Scholarship Fund Award.
The scholarship, which awards $12,500 over four years, is jointly sponsored by the Brothers family and the Gamber & Community fire company....

A $5,000 scholarship will be offered to Maryland youth who have or have had a dairy project (any breed) and are enrolled in a four-year college agriculture program.The scholarship, which is available to second-semester freshmen through rising seniors,...

Nikki Woodson, of Francis Scott Key High School, was awarded the 2015 Ravens Scholars scholarship. Founded in 2010, the Ravens Scholars program awards a $5,000 renewable scholarship each year to each of five high school seniors.
Students were judged on...

Taylor Bopp, who recently participated in the Annual Scholarship Competition at Lynchburg College in Virginia, has been awarded $23,000 in merit-based scholarships from Lynchburg.
"The scholarship competition was held to recognize the achievements...

NAIFA-Carroll/Howard, a professional association of insurance and financial advisors, presented its annual scholarship check to Carroll Community College on March 17 at the college. Pictured, from left, are Dawn Estelle Carpenter, this year's recipient of...

The Comcast Foundation recently announced that Bhavjeet S. Basson, of Liberty High School, is among the 2015 recipients of its annual Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program awards in Maryland.
The Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program recognizes...

Mark Evich, son of Jeffrey and Maureen Evich of Manchester, MD, has been awarded and has accepted a 4 year Army ROTC Scholarship to attend West Virginia University this Fall. The highly competitive scholarship pays full tuition & fees, an allowance...

The Kahlert Foundation recently partnered with the Distinguished Young Women Scholarship Program of Maryland, a fund of the Community Foundation of Carroll County, to offer scholarships to bright young women in Carroll County. Over $7,100 in cash...

Seven $1,500 academic scholarships will be offered by The American Legion Gold Star Post 191 in Mount Airy. The first five are for students in high school who are going on to higher education. The final two scholarship are for high school graduates who...

When Tamara Medeiros lost her 16-year-old daughter in a car accident, she found a way to turn something tragic into an opportunity to help others. On March 20, she is inviting members of the community to join her in that effort by attending the Fashion...

Counties Four VFW Post 10076 of Mount Airy has announced its scholarship program. There are six $500 scholarships to be awarded: The Sam Jewell Memorial Scholarship, the Frank Dertzbaugh III Memorial Scholarship, the Robert Stevenson Scholarship, the Bill...

The Rotary Club of Mount Airy will be awarding a scholarship for $1,500 per year for four years of undergraduate study. The student must maintain a 2.75 GPA and be enrolled as a full-time student for each of the years.The criteria to apply for the...

The Hampstead Lionesses wants to give back to the community. One of the biggest ways they seek to do this is by offering three $1,500 scholarships, in conjunction with the Hampstead Lions Club, to graduating North Carroll High School seniors.
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MileOne Automotive Group, with 73 dealerships in the Mid-Atlantic region, recently launched an annual scholarship program for employees and their families. Two students from Carroll County are among the 33 selected for the inaugural The Next Mile program,...

The Eldersburg Rogue Runners (ERR) have announced a 50 percent increase to their scholarship awards for up to four senior runners in the South Carroll area.
According to Ed Haser, this year's scholarship committee head, ERR is again offering scholarships...

Simon Youth Foundation, a national nonprofit providing educational opportunities for at-risk high school students, will award a college scholarship to one student from every community that is home to a retail concern owned by Simon Property Group, which...

The Gamber and Community Fire Company, in cooperation with the Oscar Brothers family, will offer the Oscar Brothers Memorial Scholarship Fund, a four-year college scholarship to a student who lives in the primary area serviced by the fire company. The...